Vanessa Redgrave as Miss Amelia

Keith Carradine as Marvin Macy

Cork Hubbert as Cousin Lymon

Rod Steiger as Rev. Willin

Austin Pendleton as Lawyer Taylor

Beth Dixon as Mary Hale

Lanny Flaherty as Merlie Ryan

Mert Hatfield as Stumpy McPhail

Earl Hindman as Henry Macy

Anne Pitoniak as Mrs. McPhail

Frederick Johnson as Jeff

Lauri Raymond as Sadie Ricketts

Joe Stevens as Henry Ford Crimp (as Joe Stephens)

Keith Wommack as Tom Rainey

Kevin Wommack as George Rainey

Laura Burns as Molly Kelly

Megan Bowman as Townsperson

Fred Brumfield as Townsperson

Mary Brumfield as Townsperson

Pam Christian as Townsperson

Jack Colby as Townsperson

Ted J. Crum as Townsperson

Candi Duke as Townsperson

Gayle Epperson as Townsperson

Mandy Fabian as Townsperson

Anne Greenwood-Milzman as Townsperson

Margaret Hoard as Townsperson

Trula Hoosier as Townsperson

Robert Jones as Townsperson

Kyle Kennedy as Townsperson

Harry Jay Knowles as Fay Boy

Bill Kreger as Townsperson

Dorothy Layne as Townsperson

J.W. McCrary as Townsperson

C.K. McFarland as Townsperson

Misty McNeely as Townsperson

Bucky Meadows as Townsperson

Terry Mross as Townsperson

Nan Norvell as Townsperson

Eric Paul as Townsperson

Scott Payne as Townsperson

Bill Polk as Townsperson

Douglas Pope as Townsperson

Virginia Pratt as Townsperson

Zane Rockenbaugh as Townsperson

Elisabeth Ryall as Townsperson

Don Stroud as Townsperson

Kalab Tye as Townsperson

Mac Williams as Townsperson

Taylor Williams as Townsperson

Christopher Woods as Townsperson

Paul Wright as Richard Carpenter

Gwen Wunneburger as Townsperson

Ingo Neuhaus as Chaingang (uncredited)

Gayland Williams as Gossip (uncredited)